Washington, D.C., August 20, 2001—Acting Peace Corps Director Charles R. Baquet III announced today the death of Peace Corps Volunteer, Jang K. Lee, 31, of San Francisco, California. Mr. Lee, a first generation Korean-American, was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan at the time of his death.

Mr. Lee died on Friday, August 17, in London, England, where he was medically evacuated. An autopsy has been performed to determine the exact cause of death.

“The death of Jang Lee is a great loss to Peace Corps,” stated Baquet. “We are working with Jang’s family to understand and recover from the loss of their son.” Mr. Lee was a teacher of English at a local Uzbek school in the village of Guzor which lies in the Kashkadaryo region. He was one of 20 faculty members at the school of World Languages offering four grades of study to approximately 200 students. To his friends and fellow Peace Corps Volunteers, Jang was widely known for his positive attitude, patience, and as a dedicated English teacher, artist and master at origami.

Jang Lee lived with the same host family during his entire service in Uzbekistan and was adored by the family and his students. “He touched the mind and hearts of so many people in Uzbekistan in a way that will never be forgotten,” added Baquet.

...for everyone in the Peace Corps community when we lose one of our own.

Acting Peace Corps Director Charles R. Baquet III announced today the death of Peace Corps Volunteer, Jang K. Lee, 31, of San Francisco, California. Mr. Lee, a first generation Korean-American, was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan at the time of his death.

Mr. Lee died on Friday, August 17, in London, England, where he was medically evacuated. An autopsy has been performed to determine the exact cause of death.

“The death of Jang Lee is a great loss to Peace Corps,” stated Baquet. “We are working with Jang’s family to understand and recover from the loss of their son.” Mr. Lee was a teacher of English at a local Uzbek school in the village of Guzor which lies in the Kashkadaryo region. He was one of 20 faculty members at the school of World Languages offering four grades of study to approximately 200 students. To his friends and fellow Peace Corps Volunteers, Jang was widely known for his positive attitude, patience, and as a dedicated English teacher, artist and master at origami.

Jang Lee lived with the same host family during his entire service in Uzbekistan and was adored by the family and his students. “He touched the mind and hearts of so many people in Uzbekistan in a way that will never be forgotten,” added Baquet.

Our sympathy to the family and fellow PCVs in Uzbekistan who worked with him.

Jang K Lee was my teacher. He was a very clever man. We never forget him as he was an honest and the best teacher among the Peace Corps volunteers in Uzbekistan. His memory is kept in our heart forever.

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